Chapter 92: Valeure

Chapter 92: Valeure

So Saints can see each others level

Unsure what to do, Sofia walked up to the end of the terrace. She observed the woman leisurely sleeping in the sky. She looked like she was thirty at most. So thats like, a thousand years in high-level age, I guess. Do people who only get to a high level when theyre older keep looking old forever?

She had dark blue hair. So much hair. That must be hell to take care of She also had two pointy fox-like ears on top of her head and a fox-like tail. Her long purple robes, ruffled by the calm breeze, were strangely mesmerizing.

Still floating, the fox woman yawned. The way she slowly stretched her long legs made Sofia wonder if she was stretching or putting on a show. Then she finally opened her eyes. Orange, slit. Wait, I really picked that up from this far away? Seems like my vision is getting better.

[Poker Face] reached level 10

The floating woman didnt come down, instead she flipped around on the spot. Her back that had been facing the ground now faced the sky. Like that, she observed Sofia, her chin resting on the interlocking fingers of her joined hands. She wasnt bothered by her hair as it now floated upwards. She was the first to talk, her voice was suave and laced with mana.

And so the Saintess of Scriptures entered the Temple of Wind. Eager to learn more about her terrible fate and the God that used her, she bowed down before the magnificence of the most beautiful woman she had ever seen, Valeure of the Wind.

[You have been affected by : hypnosis. But your skills negated the status]

Oh, so you resisted that, Valeure said, giggling. Amusing. Youre not quite as clueless as you sound.

So the rumors about mind control were true. Facetious but benevolent eh? She could as well be the one to spread the information about herself. I wouldn't even be surprised.

[Poker Face] reached level 11

[Poker Face] reached level 12

[Poker Face] reached level 13

[Poker Face] reached level 14

[Way of the Fool] reached level 6

Also, Saintess of scriptures? The only god Im praying to right now is called [Poker Face].

Thats an interesting way to welcome a guest.

One must find entertainment where they can, whats a little amusing trick between Saints? I heard you also met the rabbit, surely you also remember her well. She offers quite memorable welcomes, Valeure defended herself, giving Sofia a wink and lightly punching the air with a balled fist.

I almost summoned the armor just now.... Totally would have if I didnt have the mana perception to tell me this wasnt an attack. Would it have even helped if that was a real attack? Dont think so.

Nature is as incredible as it is deadly.

Sofia usually didnt fly so high, this was near her limit, where mana became thin and it started getting uncomfortable to breathe. But Valeure kept going straight up, aiming for the next layer of clouds. Perhaps she had noticed Sofia struggling below, she stopped.

Sofia felt a torrent of mana surging from below, an enormous amount. This Shes going to kill me. The clouds below dispersed, pierced through by the sudden surge. Sofia activated her armor and braced for impact before she was engulfed by a giant column of air and mana that propelled her up faster than she had ever flown.

She was going so fast her anti teleportation bracelet almost activated. This wasnt meant as an attack, but the flow of mana was so violent, Sofia was losing health just being carried by it. The armor didnt help at all. Like this, she was propelled through a second then a third layer of clouds.

The scenery was incredible. Under the untainted blue sky, the afternoon sun shone upon layers and layers of clouds. Sofia couldnt appreciate it for long, the speed was too much. She felt her vision narrow and disappear. Blind again. All her mana perception could see was the rampaging wind column she was in. Her consciousness was slipping away. Then it slowed down and stopped, thankfully not too abruptly. Sofias health jumped from 40% to full in an instant. Her vision recovered, she instantly felt better. The fox woman was right in front of her.

Are you alright? You should invest in more Stamina. I expected you to fare better. You didnt even heal yourself, did you forget [Heal wounds] already? Also whats up with the armor? Youre getting more amusing by the second, she peppered Sofia with questions while flying around her, observing her from every angle. Clearly she didnt expect any answers.

She doesnt sound that shocked that I have weird skills Are there other ways to mess them up besides the system errors? I guess my demon skill is an exception like that too. Wait The specialization! But the armor is passive and before level 100. So either you can get specialization points outside of the trial and before level 100 Or theres passive points too.

Well? Dont stay there, follow me, Valeure said, flying past Sofia.

Turning around, Sofia discovered the Saintess of the Winds Place. Floating silently in the sky, far above the clouds, was a large network of white stone platforms. Very few had actual walls and ceilings, most of them were small single rooms each with their own function, and only flimsy looking guard rails made of the same white stone bricks separated them from the sky.

There were hundreds of small platforms like these. Some linked by stone stairs or bridges, some of the older looking ones, whose stone was eroding and breaking away were linked by wood and cording hanging bridges. These platforms were all built around the singular oldest looking thing in there, that had a markedly different style, it was a large and fancy round building.

I recognize this thing Wasnt it called a coliseum? There was one in Drakron too. This one looks much older but the general shape is the same.

There were many small animals running around on the platforms, but not a single human. Foxes.

Sofia couldnt fly to the place since the mana this high up was so thin, she had to wait for Valeures wind magic to move her, without it she would fall straight down.

The two Saintesses touched ground at the same time.

This is my home, dont touch anything, a lot of things here are quite dangerous. I have a bad habit of collecting cursed things or items with weird properties.

Weird hobby. But who am I to judge

Dont pay attention to the kids, Valeure added, pointing to a couple of running brown foxes, Were going to the arena, this is where I like to receive guests.

Kids?!

Well, [Identify] shows nothing on them